1,000 jobs could go at An Post, claims union

UP to 1,000 jobs could be lost at An Post if the downturn in commercial business caused by the recession does not improve, a senior trade union official has warned.

Steve Fitzpatrick, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), was commenting after An Post published a notice in its staff magazine, PostNews, warning of the serious impact the downturn was having on its business.

Job cuts across the board and a reduction in overtime are already a reality for the state’s postal service as the company is hit by a 10% reduction in mail volumes, the loss of a major contract, and growing competition within the sector.